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Riz Khan on Afghan Women


Posted by diana on 02 Sep 2010 / 0 Comments
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The recent cover of Time magazine featuring the photo of Aisha has sparked debate about the US presence in Afghanistan and what it means for women’s rights there. Here at MMW, the overwhelming sentiment seems to be that the image is yellow journalism at its finest, reinforcing the antiquated rhetoric of “saving women” and exploiting […]

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Muslim Girls: the New Tokens of The Real World


Posted by diana on 28 Jul 2010 / 0 Comments
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“This is the true story of seven strangers, picked to live in a house, work together and have their lives taped,  to find out what happens when people stop being polite and start getting real.” Those words have forever ushered in MTV’s “real” drama-filled saga, The Real World. The Real World has long been known […]

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Coverage of “Fashionable” Muslim Women Cramps Our Style


Posted by diana on 19 Jul 2010 / 0 Comments
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While the front pages of newspapers feature Muslim women in flowing black abayas, burqas, and chadors, the often thrown-aside life and style sections are offering a very different picture of Muslim women: stylish! “Hijabistas,” trendy up-and-coming Muslim designers (predominantly from the U.K.), and fashion-forward hijabis are appearing on the covers of fashion and entertainment sections […]

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Urban Islamic Fiction: A New Genre in Muslim Lit


Posted by diana on 15 Jul 2010 / 0 Comments
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Urban fiction novels have been filling up bookshelves across America for generations. Characterized by city settings and an incline towards the profane and dark, these novels are made to appeal to a mainly African-American reading audience. Urban fiction’s cousin, the Christian urban fiction genre, does not entirely exclude the profane, but instead inserts images of […]

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On the Radio: Nisaa FM


Posted by diana on 05 Jul 2010 / 0 Comments
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This June, one of the first all-women radio stations in the Arab world was launched from the most unlikely of places, the West Bank. Appropriately titled NISAA FM, (nisaa means “woman” in Arabic) this station is by women, for women. Maysoun Odeh, founder and manager of NISAA FM, describes the aims of the station: “NISAA […]

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For Neda: HBO Documents the 2009 Iranian Elections


Posted by diana on 21 Jun 2010 / 0 Comments
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As I snuggled on the couch to watch HBO’s documentary on Neda Agha-Soltan, I knew this wasn’t the time for popcorn. The first images that splashed across the screen were Agha-Soltan’s infamous last moments, which haunted viewers around the world exactly a year ago. The tone of onlookers and loved ones was agonizing, screaming as […]

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“Really Dutch:” On Consumerism and National Identity


Posted by diana on 14 Jun 2010 / 0 Comments
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Al Nisa (Arabic for “the women”), a Muslim woman’s organization based out of the Netherlands, has found a new and eye-catching way to combat misconceptions about Muslim women in the Netherlands. In early May they launched their campaign titled, “Really Dutch.” This poster campaign features Muslim women, pictured wearing a headscarf, doing things which are […]

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Rowdy Saudis: MTV’s “Resist the Power: Saudi Arabia”


Posted by diana on 07 Jun 2010 / 0 Comments
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As part of the True Life series, MTV recently aired an episode titled, “Resist the Power! Saudi Arabia,” in which the lives of several young Saudis were filmed. The show documents a handful of struggles experienced by Saudi Arabia’s large youth population. Among them, the show follows a young man named Ahmad in his fight […]

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One Legacy Radio: A Mixed Bag for Women


Posted by diana on 31 May 2010 / 0 Comments
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New voices are invading the airwaves in Southern California. The voices of local Muslim activists, community leaders, scholars and public speakers have come together for One Legacy Radio, the first English-speaking Islamic radio station in the U.S. It’s leaving listeners with high expectations as it aims to provide “thought-provoking material which inspires spiritual reflection and […]

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A War of Women: Al Jazeera’s Lebanon’s Women Warriors


Posted by diana on 12 May 2010 / 0 Comments
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Al Jazeera recently aired a piece titled Lebanon’s Women Warriors, which features the testimonies and stories of eight women who fought against occupying forces from 1975-1990 in Lebanon. The film offers a unique perspective: it shows the role women played in the war, the unconventional weapons they used, and ways they fought. Perhaps the most […]

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